Somi having the weirdest, most eclectic trajectory of any Kpop idol i've seen.

Somi leaving JYP was the smartest decision she made.

If she was in Itzy she would have had nothing like the career and visibility she has now in Korea. I doubt her being in Itzy would have changed their trajectory from Top group to 2nd Tier. JYP would have smothered her personal charisma. They would have been too afraid of a Suzy 2.0 to give her the space and opportunities.

Itzy yes.

Twice no.

we all know (sorta but yes) that she left JYPE and Itzy precisely because JYPE is a tight arse about solo activities

somi is enjoying life and being a celebrity more than an idol per se...

she gets to release music at her leisure and does plenty of cfs ($$$) and vareity stuff (exposure and increased brand awareness)

what's not to like (from her perspective)

You go girl!

iirc her head manager is soonho ex gd manager. he had crazy connection.
even somi said he probably have a friend at any country.

She seems like the type that shamelessly goes around trying to tag along everyone.

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She threw a pitch better than most male celebrities.

i have never seen Somi dominating charts

im curious, could you show me an example?

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Aside from literal IU and Taeyeon, can't think of a single other female soloist that has had two top 10 hits on Melon Daily since Dumb Dumb released in Aug 2021...can you?

"dominated" without even reaching #1?

IU reaches and stays at #1 with nearly zero promotion

even putting them in the same bracket sounds unfair

top10 is good, but its not even close to domination

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"dominated" without even reaching #1?

top10 is good, but its not even close to domination

Really need for people to calibrate their ideas of success.

Top 10 for a solo act in Korea is very, very, very good.

In fact a solo act, particularly ones who only debut or release sporadically - getting top 100 is a good baselines - if you can get on or near top 100, that's a successful solo release.

Soloists who can get top 20-30 with regularity make entire careers out of it.

Groups have a slightly different rubric, but soloists have a far tougher time cutting through, generally speaking.

Kind of tired of this 'if they don't hit number 1 it's a flop' mentality, but even more so when people don't understand solo works in Korea.

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This is more of a side note compared to what everyone else is saying, but her personality has a lot to do with this.

Essentially, she's a foreigner in South Korea, yet carries herself naturally as if she's always lived there. She doesn't behave the way other idols do. She lets her presence known, but not necessarily in a diva-like way. This is why she gets treated as an insider compared to other idols who lived elsewhere beforehand.

With that said, she still has her western side. Her ability to speak fluent English helps her with global events.

She's unapologetically her extroverted self while respecting everyone else. She's bound to get all sorts of opportunities this way.

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i never really liked her that much tbh like her past music wasn't my taste at all but after watching her on variety stuff recently she's completely won me over

she's charismatic and funny as hell

Nobody wrote “BL privilege” yet?? I stay chuckling inside with 513 costumes each MV; “Somi-many”!!! BLLL-hahaha-harhar!!!

Never was a fan of her but I like her better solo. Her personality also shines more this way

Confirmed that the dude on the left is not gay.

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Really need for people to calibrate their ideas of success.

Top 10 for a solo act in Korea is very, very, very good.

In fact a solo act, particularly ones who only debut or release sporadically - getting top 100 is a good baselines - if you can get on or near top 100, that's a successful solo release.

Soloists who can get top 20-30 with regularity make entire careers out of it.

Groups have a slightly different rubric, but soloists have a far tougher time cutting through, generally speaking.

Kind of tired of this 'if they don't hit number 1 it's a flop' mentality, but even more so when people don't understand solo works in Korea.

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there's a huge difference between great and "domination"

never said she's flopping

why do you people exaggerate everything